Fuel-cleaning device for liquid fuels



June 24, 1930, l

B. N. PIERCE FUEL CLEANING DEVICE FOR LIQUID FUELS Filed Oct. 5, 1925 'l irPatented .lune Y24, 12930711 w 'l y i i y.

' yThis;invention relates tofuel; feeding de- 'drum composed ofa hub 8 yhavingfdiscs) vices for motor vehicles and is'an improvesecured the-reto" between which is arrangeda mentiony my 'applicationfiled January 25, istrip of foraminousv material '10, preferably 1925,'*Serial Number, the4 objecty being of wire gauze, the discs 'being notched as 5 to provide an oscillating 'filtering medium shown at `ll,- andfthe strip of foraminous 5 which' can'be oscillated soas to l.cleaner the Vmaterial` terminating atfeach side ofthe kforaminous surfacev in order'.y to allow theA notch 'so' as to 'form' an openingfromA the infuel topass readily therethrough. side of the drum which is adaptedito aline Another Vobject of my inventioniis to prowith lthe' outlet ofthe head so'thatthe fluid iovide afuel feeding device `wherein'a rotary in' passing throughhthe drum will have `a t0 i drumY having ak foram'inous surface is free outlet.v V f mounted in the head of the'devirce in such a 1- The headfat each side is cut away tovform position that the fuel inits passage there a chamber`l2 in' which are arrfange'd strips through passes throught-he foraminous sur of felt 13, which Contact with the periphery 15 face so as` to removel all foreign matter of thje drumso jas to prevent the fluid vfrom c5 therefrom.- passing up along each side of theperiphery Other and further objectsvand advantages 'of the drum and ksaidstrips, `of felt'forin n* 'Y of the invention will be hereinafter set forth wipers which Vare adaptedto f'cle'an" the vfo'- v l and theA novelfeatures thereof Vdefined by ram'inated surface of anyforeignimatter "20 the appendedclaims." .Y f which adheresthereto. Y

In the drawings, ,l The-'hubfSi is securedon a 'shaft llt/by a Figure l is a perspective vviewpofa device pin'1'5,.the shaft being mounted in'sui'tabl'e showing it installed in connection with a bearings' formed inthe head and `having one vacuum fuel feeding system; f of its Vends Vextended outwardly Vasshow'n n. 25 Figure 2 is a vertical section through the provided with a crank '1:61 whichfcan beos' -75V y device, partly in elevation; and cillated so asv to oscillate'fthe'fdrum.l The Figui-e3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of crank "is adaptedto engage thenuts offth-e Figure 2. Y l vbolts so as to limit"the:movementiny order f ,I yIn carrying out my invention, I employ to prevent ythe cut-awayyportion oft-he fabric I30 a base l and a head 2, between which isdisfrom. being turnedn'into" such 'apos'ition` that '8.0

' `posedfkia rectangularfglass tube 3 'so as to thefl'ui'd could pass'through the devicewithn form' a visible feeding device. l.The rec- -out going through the filtering medium and tangular glass tube is preferablyseated on, it will be lseen that' when-'the vcrank shaft cork gaskets 4 arranged respectively ink the lis ,oscillatedgthe drum willbe' oscillatedso Y y base and head so as to form a'gas-tight joint, as to move the foraminated surface'over the S5 the head and base being securedV together by wipers in 'order to cleaiil thesame whereby bolts A. e v v a'tilte-ring lmeansis,provided which'can 'be' The base is provided with an inlet to feadjly dimmed," fby :Simply Oscillating ,L f which is connected a feed pipe 5 adapted to Crank l s Y be connected to themain `fuel tank and the The" devi@ head is Jrovided with an outlet which is connected by a pipe 6 to the vacuumtank of a vacuum fuel feeding system. The Lbase is also provided with the usual drain'plug l5 7, the `particular construction so far dee is provided withgthe usual 90 nozzle 1 7. through whichthe fiui'din "its pasxsage to the vacuum tank passes f andis t, dis

charged into'fthe chamber ofthe device, the operation ofthe device beingjsubstantially 95 scribed being substantially the same as the" Sam-ef3sfhaf 1130195661 with@ Patent 1S" shown in my above-referred to application. jed 'O' Be-nlmlm F- lmllermalr mumfy 'v .In the yembodiment of my invention' as 20S 1921,Num'be'lffov-Wheftm the Hind herei'nshown the headv 2 is'enlarged toform iS 'Caused' ,t0 HOW m'tiellllttently ,mr-@QR F0 a chamber in which is mounted a filtering collect the foreignmatter'andwaterxbefore 110e f A Y ,1576x895 A it ,enters the vacuum tankrof the fuelV feeding system. v

While I have shown certain details of i construction, I do not wish toY limit myself drum and oscillating the same as my 1nvvention consists broadly'in providing'ran Vto any particular manner of mounting the oscillating filtering member imounted Yin the 'head of the' device in Y such a position vthat the Huid in its passage through 'the device is Vcaused to YApass through therforaminated Y surface, which' surface can be4 readily cleaned by 'oscillating fthe 7sameoverl the wipers,V .which notonly VVperforms the function Aof, wipers'but prevents 'the Huid from passing around the periphery of the'filtert-y Sing. member andwin the `.drawingY Ifhave ing device for motor vehiclese especially signature. Y

3. A fuel filterer and indicator for fuel l feeding systems comprising a receptacle having transparent side walls; said recep# tacle having ademountable head provided Vwith' a chamber, a filtering drum mounted in said head comprising a hubhaving a pairof discs secured thereto between which is secured a strip of ,foraminatedfmaterial Y terminating short of its en'd'thereof to form an Outlet opening, ashaft upon whichV said hub: ismounted,v a'cra'nk arm carried by said hub. for l'oscillating said drum and stripsroffeltlvarranged at each sidejof the periphery of said drum and contacting with the foraminated surface thereoffor jcleaning' the foraminated surface of foreign mat.-`

terfwhen said drumis oscillated. In testimony-whereofI hereunto` affix my BURT NEUL'oN VMERGErk c adapted t'obe usedfiii. connection with a f l l While in `vacuum fuel feeding systemrwherein an os- Vcillating filtering means is mounted in the Outlet* of the device m5110711 Wmannercthat t Y 'the' filtering cloth through V'which the fiuid passes can bekept lclean kbyfsimply oscillatingra'small crank armlmounted on'. the

top of the device.'Y e

lfiltering mediuml located thehead, I do not wish'vto limit myself tothe use of the the vdrawing-II have jsho'wnthe Y y u e ifiltering medium of this particular char` y actervlocated at anyparticula'r point, `as I Y Yam aware thaty thefilteringl medium lcan be placedjat other pointswithin fthe device vso as `to accomplish the 4desired result.

,What'I claim is :'-KQ- A *Y i .Y 1. In la vfuel-feeding system for feeding t fuel` from a low level tank to acharge forining device, .of a :receptacle disposed in the 'l Y Y l feedline pipe between said tank andsaid charge forming device, said receptacle having Yan inlet at its kbottom landan outletat itstop, ar druinmounted inthe upper end of said receptaclelraving af'foraininous periphery cut away Vto form' an outlet, 'means for `voscillati1ig said drum and wipers dis-k posed-to engage saidforaminated surface for removing theforeign matterv therefrom.

V2.` A device of thekindfdescribech comprising a base and 'ajheadhaving a rectangular glass tube secured between thesame vtofform a chamber,I said head being provided withv a chamber, a drum'` mounted in c f onefend thereofland wipers disposed at each -side of said drum adaptedto engage the eign matter therefromff. v- Y Vsaid'chamber''havinga.foraminated periph- I eryfcut' away-to forman outlet, said drum Y being 'carriedbya shaft mountedin said lheadand 'having acrank armsecured to peripherylof saidfdrum for .removing for- L80l Y 

